25 years ago today, JAŸ-Z dropped ‘the blueprint’ 💿 the album debuted at no. 1 on the billboard 200 and held the spot for three consecutive weeks, selling over 427,000 copies in its first week. 📈 ‘the blueprint’ features soul-based sampling with production primarily handled by kanye west, just blaze, and bink, alongside timbaland, trackmasters, and eminem, who also delivered the album’s sole guest feature. in 2018, the album was selected by the library of congress for preservation in the national recording registry for being “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant.” 🏆 widely regarded as one of the greatest hip-hop albums of all time. 👑 what’s your favorite track from ‘the blueprint’?